Bottled. A dark malty brown w/smallish head. Nuts and a hopped finish. Decent.

Notes from 8/8/2008. Leftover beer thanks to Big Texas. Brought me plenty of styrofoam & bubble wrap to go with it too. I'm amused by simple things. :) Bottle dropped straight down into a DFH pint glass. Inch or so of Ovaltine head, a deep russet brown(but looking filtered), it appears a bit greasy. Smell is mild. A little dusty, with a little burnt toffee, hay-ish, a puff of smoke, & something a little edgy in between anise & hickory. Taste is dirty; Damp & murky. Licking newspaper off my fingers, I get some bitter chocolate, dry generic nuttiness, a quick punch of cola sweetness, & a slight bit of smoke. Finish is coffee-ishly bitter, but with a multivitamin-like itch. Feel is watery & a little tacky(like licking envelopes). Carbonation could use some more kick. As easy to drink as you want it to be. I forgive you though. The bacon pizza more then made up for this. :P

From Dec 2007

I got this bottle as an extra after a trade with JDV. Thanks Deniz!

This beer pours from 12oz bottle a dark brown with red highlights and a small head of foam.

The smell has a nice malty nose, some sweetness and some roastiness.

The taste starts off with a solid malt backbone of roasted, caramel, and some biscuit malt with a bit of hop bitterness in the background to balance out the malt. When swishing the beer in my mouth, the biscuit becomes more pronounced and I taste some nutty flavour as well. Nice. It has a thin mouthfeel, the carbonation is medium, and it finishes with a slight bitterness. I like this English Brown Ale. Very eazsy to drink and quite tasty. My first sample from Real Ale Brewing and they've done a good job.

Thanks again, Deniz!

Rachel brought this one back from a trip to San Antonio. +++ Sampled from a 12 oz brown bottle this beer poured a dark brown color with red highlights and a large foamy tan head that lingered and left good lacing. The aroma was cola, cocoa, vanilla, fairly prominent nut and a bit of dark fruit. The flavor was woody and toasty with a strong nut presence followed by faint cola, dark fruit and smoke. Long toasty and nutty finish. Medium body. Excellent. I wish I could get more of this one.

Draft at the source. Clear brown color with small white head. Nose is roasted malts and coffee. Taste is roasted malts, coffee, light chocolate, and has a fair amount of nuttiness. Good.

Draft at Flying Saucer San Antonio. Clear amber maroon color, tan head. Aroma of nutty toast. Taste is plain caramel.

Bottle. Roasty malt, chocolate, and some very light coffee aroma. Dark brown with a moderate tan head. Roasty earthy malt flavor with some light chocolate sweetness and a bit of lactic sourness. Light to medium body, moderate carbonation.

Bottle. Mild lactic toffee malt aroma. Dark chestnut with moderate head. Light sweet-tart toffee malt flavor. Mild earthy finish.

Bottle. Pours a leathery brown with little (if any head) and by the time I’m typing there is just a thin ring of bubbles around the edges of the glass. Aromas are of roasted malt with just a hint of chocolate, autumn leaves and soil and a little bit of nuttiness. Flavor is a nice mix of roasted malts as noted in the aroma with a little bit of a cola edge... It’s the best of the Real Ale sampler from the night, and that’s saying something, since Brown Ales are generally something I don’t get too excited about.